In Tuesday’s election, Donald Trump added nearly 200,000 more votes in Georgia than he drew in 2020. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis showed he stoked higher turnout in Republican-friendly areas while also largely cutting his losses in vote-rich metro Atlanta counties where Democrat Kamala Harris dominated. (Alyssa Pointer/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Donald J. Trump was re-elected as the United States 47 president. Trump defeated current Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump declared his victory hours before the winner was announced, with Harris being prevented from becoming the first elected female president.
President of the Political Science Forum (PSF) Morgan Ulanowski, spoke out about the results stating “As a political science student, we are no longer studying the progress of this country, we are now studying its downfall.”
Additionally, this is the first time in two decades that a Republican candidate has won the popular vote. With Trump’s victory, students at Saint Xavier University (SXU) had strong reactions to the results of the election.
Students were seen debating about the election in The Diner, the Wiseman Student Lounge, and in the hallways.
Due to SXU’s undergraduate students’ program being made up of over 63% of women, the issue of reproductive rights became a topic of conversation amongst students.
Katelyn Ulanowski stated, “I now truly fear for my rights in the future. Waking up to the news this morning was heartbreaking and I’ll even admit that I cried.”
In 2023, Trump took responsibility for overturning the Supreme Court’s Abortion Right Roe V, Wade. “I was able to kill Roe V. Wade,” he told NBC News.
Ulanowski went on to recall how Trump, “bragged about overturning Roe V. Wade.”
Harris and Trump went head-to-head during the election, both promising different things for the country if they won.
Joseph Wlodarek, Junior, shared how much the outcome scared him. “My friends in marginalized communities like the LGBTQ+ community are at risk, because the rights they had are now being taken away. That is because of Trump,” he explained.
SXU staff had also spoken out about their thoughts and feelings on the election. Freshman Admissions Counselor Jennifer Juarez Casarez shared, “based on the work we have done as a Hispanic Serving Institution; the result of the race doesn’t align with our values. We were all very sad to hear the news this morning.”
Political Science Major Dean Tsoumbakopoulos explained, “I feel horrible about this outcome. I feel like I have lost faith in this country. People want to talk about all the reasons they vote for Trump, but it doesn’t make sense to me. It is going to continue to get worse in the next four years,” said Tsoumbakopoulos.
Trump remains the only President elected to also be a convicted felon. Students have voiced being unhappy with this. “Unfortunately, America prefers a felon over a woman in office and it speaks volumes,” voiced Isabella Garcia-Del Bosque, Communication Major.
The Xavierite Staff interviewed students pleased with the election and other staff members, however, they denied permission to state their names in this article.